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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Soto (ranked 3013 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hsing Yi (ranked 23734 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Soto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hsing Yi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto ducks under a wild hook from Yi.
Soto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Yi does no damage.
Soto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Yi misses
and Soto counters with a nice uppercut.
Yi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soto manages to avoid it.
Yi looks to throw the jab but Soto is out of range.
Soto throwing a counter right hand but Yi manages to avoid it.
Soto forces Yi back against the cage and clinches.
Yi misses with the head strike.
Soto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Soto misses with a body punch.
Soto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soto tries to work over Yi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yi throws a body punch but Soto moves out of range.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yi takes a swing at Soto's ribcage but misses.
Soto moves away from the strike by Yi.
Soto instigates a clinch.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Soto takes a shot to the head.
Yi misses with the head strike.
Soto prevents Yi from breaking the clinch.
Soto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Soto.
Soto misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Soto as the two fighters clinch.
Yi looks winded!
Soto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soto digs a right hand underneath Yi's ribcage. Yi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soto misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soto.
Soto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soto.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Yi blocks a body shot from Soto.
Yi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Soto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yi can turn it around.
Soto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soto tries to work over Yi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soto cracks Yi with a nice body shot.
Yi can't find room to land a body shot as Soto controls the action.
Soto misses with a body punch.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Yi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Yi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Soto.
Soto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soto misses with a body punch.
Yi is trying to break free.
Soto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yi swings wildly with an uppercut but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Soto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yi's elbow.
Yi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sotos head.
Soto prevents a body shot from Yi.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yi's elbow.
Soto struggles to land a body shot inside as Yi controls his hands.
Yi tries to work over Soto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yi.
Soto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yi throws a hook but Soto avoids it easily.
Soto closes the distance and pushes Yi back into the cage.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soto misses with a body punch.
Soto struggles to land a body shot inside as Yi controls his hands.
Soto prevents Yi from breaking the clinch.
Soto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soto has Yi pressed against the cage, preventing Yi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Soto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yi throws a punch but it's blocked by Soto.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Soto digs a right hand underneath Yi's ribcage. Yi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soto prevents a body shot from Yi.
Soto can't find room to land a body shot as Yi controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hsing Yi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yi breaks the clinch.
Yi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soto clinches up with Yi and pushes him back against the cage.
Soto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soto misses with a body punch.
Soto tries to work over Yi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yi swings wildly with an uppercut but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yi can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soto misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soto.
Yi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soto tries a body shot but Yi blocks it.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Yi is trying to break free.
Yi wants to get back to striking at distance but Soto won't allow it.
Yi is trying to force a seperation but Soto has the dominant position.
Soto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Soto blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yi.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Soto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yi is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
Carlos Soto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Soto misses with a body punch.
Yi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soto cracks Yi with a nice body shot.
Soto tries to work over Yi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soto can't find room to land a body shot as Yi controls the action.
Soto struggles to land a body shot inside as Yi controls his hands.
Yi swings wildly with an uppercut but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Yi swings wildly with an uppercut but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Yi tries to throw a body punch but Soto avoids it by throwing Yi back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yi.
Soto can't find room to land a body shot as Yi controls the action.
Soto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yi can't break the clinch.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Yi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soto tries a body shot but Yi blocks it.
Yi pushes Soto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yi wants to break free but Soto has control.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soto prevents a body shot from Yi.
Yi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soto blocks an uppercut.
Soto tries to work over Yi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yi is trying to break the clinch but Soto has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto misses with a body punch.
Yi prevents a body shot from Soto.
Yi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yi prevents a body shot from Soto.
Yi has a couple of punches blocked by Soto.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Yi blocks a body shot from Soto.
Soto lands a nice shot to the body.
Soto struggles to land a body shot inside as Yi controls his hands.
Soto misses with a body punch.
Soto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yi is trying to break the clinch but Soto has him pressed against the cage.
Yi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yi.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Yi blocks a body shot from Soto.
Soto tries to work over Yi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yi has a couple of punches blocked by Soto.
Nice body punch from Soto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto is working Yi over against the cage.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Soto.
Soto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soto digs a right hand underneath Yi's ribcage. Yi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yi blocks a body shot from Soto.
Yi breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yi breaks the clinch.
Yi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Soto counter with a right hand.
Yi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soto has time to react.
Yi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Soto moves into the clinch successfully.
Soto struggles to land a body shot inside as Yi controls his hands.
Soto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Soto can't find room to land a body shot as Yi controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hsing Yi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Soto moves in looking to clinch but Yi pushes him off.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch but Yi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Yi misses its intended target.
Yi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soto closes the distance and clinches.
Soto tries to work over Yi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soto struggles to land a body shot inside as Yi controls his hands.
Yi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yi blocks a body shot from Soto.
Nice body punch from Soto.
Soto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yi misses with the head strike.
Yi blocks a body shot from Soto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi misses with some punches.
Yi working aggressively here.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yi's elbow.
Soto blocking some punches.
Soto tries to work over Yi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yi throws a head punch that misses.
Soto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yi working aggressively here.
Yi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yi prevents a body shot from Soto.
Yi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
Soto struggles to land a body shot inside as Yi controls his hands.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yi's elbow.
Yi blocks a body shot from Soto.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yi's elbow.
Yi tries to break the clinch but Soto is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Yi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Soto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soto tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Soto back against the cage.
Soto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yi prevents a body shot from Soto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi has had enough of the clinch but Soto keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
Yi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soto tries a body shot but Yi blocks it.
Soto can't find room to land a body shot as Yi controls the action.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Soto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yi misses with some punches.
Soto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yi throws a punch but it's blocked by Soto.
Yi has had enough of the clinch but Soto keeps him there for the moment.
Soto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yi prevents a body shot from Soto.
Yi misses with a body punch.
Soto can't find room to land a body shot as Yi controls the action.
Yi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Soto.
Yi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yi tries a body shot but Soto blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soto.
Yi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yi swings wildly with an uppercut but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soto tries a body shot but Yi blocks it.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yi's elbow.
Yi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soto.
Yi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yi swings wildly with an uppercut but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yi breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Yi misses the target.
Soto moves in looking to clinch but Yi pushes him off.
Yi swats away the attempt to clinch by Soto.
Yi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yi circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi gets tackled into the cage by Soto. Soto maintains the clinch.
Yi has a couple of punches blocked by Soto.
Yi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Soto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yi's elbow.
Soto tries a body shot but Yi blocks it.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Soto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yi misses with some punches.
Soto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yi.
Soto misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soto can't find room to land a body shot as Yi controls the action.
Yi digs a right hand into Soto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Soto's gas tank.
Soto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carlos Soto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hsing Yi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Soto. That snapped Yi's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hsing Yi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hsing Yi!
An out of breath Hsing Yi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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RATING
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